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Job Description
Apply knowledge of engineering, biology, and biomechanical principles to the design, development, and evaluation of biological and health systems and products, such as artificial organs, prostheses, instrumentation, medical information systems, and health management and care delivery systems.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2031.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 89,970.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 43.00
- Currently, there are 20,590 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Biomedical Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Biomedical Engineers
- Research Engineer
- Professor
- Clinical Engineer
- Biomedical Technician
- Biomedical Manager
- Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET)
- Biomedical Engineering Technician
- Biomedical Engineering Director
- Biomedical Engineer
- Biomedical Electronics Technician
- Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)
- Project Engineer
- Product Development Engineer
- Principal Engineer
- Orthopedic Designer
- Nanotechnologist
- Medical Engineer
- Imaging Engineer
- Genetic Engineer
- Field Clinical Engineer
- Dialysis Engineer
- Clinical Engineering Director
- Certified Prosthetist
- Certified Orthotist
- Bioprocess Engineer
- Biomedical Service Engineer
- Biomedical Imaging Center Director
- Biomedical Field Service Engineer
- Biomedical Engineering Technologist
- Biomedical Engineering Supervisor
- Biomedical Analytical Scientist
- Biomechanical Engineer
- Biomaterials Engineer
- Biochemical Engineer
- Bio-Mechanical Engineer
- Associate Professor
- Assistant Professor
Tasks for “Biomedical Scientist”
- Install, adjust, maintain, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
- Adapt or design computer hardware or software for medical science uses.
- Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment.
- Conduct training or in-services to educate clinicians and other personnel on proper use of equipment.
- Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment.
- Develop new applications for energy sources, such as using nuclear power for biomedical implants.
- Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments.
- Conduct research, along with life scientists, chemists, and medical scientists, on the engineering aspects of the biological systems of humans and animals.
- Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
- Manage teams of engineers by creating schedules, tracking inventory, creating and using budgets, and overseeing contract obligations and deadlines.
- Analyze new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes.
- Design and develop medical diagnostic and clinical instrumentation, equipment, and procedures, using the principles of engineering and biobehavioral sciences.
- Teach biomedical engineering or disseminate knowledge about the field through writing or consulting.
- Diagnose and interpret bioelectric data, using signal processing techniques.
- Keep documentation of service histories on all biomedical equipment.
- Research new materials to be used for products, such as implanted artificial organs.
- Develop models or computer simulations of human biobehavioral systems to obtain data for measuring or controlling life processes.
- Design and deliver technology to assist people with disabilities.
- Write documents describing protocols, policies, standards for use, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment.
Related Technology & Tools
- Microcontrollers
- Pulse oximeters
- Microplate washers
- Ultrasound transducers
- Frequency shifters
- Bio-signal amplifiers
- Polymer matrices
- Electrode bevelers
- Activity monitoring devices
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI scanners
- Insole sensors
- Polygraph recorders
- X ray lithography equipment
- Material fatigue and dynamics characterization devices
- Quantum-based switching applications Q-switch electron waveguides
- Microfluidic networks
- Intravenous IV pump analyzers
- Ultrasound indention probes
- Cone-plate viscometers
- Micromolding lithography equipment
- Ultrasound imaging scanners
- Load sensors
- Microplating equipment
- Ultrasound wattmeters
- Pacemaker testing devices
- Electroencephalography EEG equipment
- Endovascular stent-graft testing instruments
- Laser ablation machines
- Single photon emission computed tomography SPECT scanners
- Pressure and temperature measurement devices
- Multi-photon microscopes
- Biomagnetic imaging scanners
- Ultra high speed magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanner machines
- Spine simulators
- Bacteria-based biosensors
- Grip dynamometers
- Molecular vacuum pumps
- 3T scanners
- Rapid toxicity testing systems
- Spirometers
- Optical traps
- Electrosurgery testing devices
- Force platforms
- Electromyographs EMG
- Centrifuges
- Two-point discriminators
- X ray machines
- Maskless photolithography equipment
- Sterilization-in-place equipment
- Microvalves
- Footswitch sensors
- Piezoelectric sensors
- Incubators
- Prosthetic limb testers
- Desktop computers
- Spectrofluorimeters
- Spinal disk implant wear testers
- Superconducting quantum interference devices SQUID
- Posturographic measurement systems
- Soft materials in-vitro simulation system
- Biosafety cabinets
- Digital sonomicrometers
- Positron emission tomography PET scanners
- Electroplating apparatus
- Plastic injection molding machines
- Ventilator performance analyzers
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Bio-sensors
- Micropumps
- Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
- Basic stamp microcontrollers
- Pinch gauges
- Pacemaker analyzers
- Motion actuators
- Eye tracking devices
- Axial-torsional testing systems
- Skinfold calipers
- Immuno-sensors
- Opto-electronic electrogoniometers
- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
- Optical particle detectors
- Dynamometers
- Medical radiation dosimeters
- Pressure transducers
- Anthropometers
- Incubator performance analyzers
- Electrical particle detectors
- Finger joint flexure testers
- Environmental conditions measurement devices
- Defibrillator testing devices
- Acousto-optic modulators
- Dissolved oxygen polarographic measurement devices
- Sublimation printers
- Torsiometers
- Electrode pullers
- Polymer scaffolds
- Milling machines
- Laptop computers
- Servopneumatic actuators
- Biomedical device electrical safety testers
- Arbitrary waveform generators
- Ultrasonic testing apparatus
- Plasma excitation chambers
- Oscilloscopes
- Strain gauge conditioners
- Non-invasive blood pressure monitor analyzers
- Deflectors
- Hardness testing devices
- Molecular cytosensors
- Radiation compliance testing devices
- Micromanipulation microrheology microscopes
- Multimeters
- Impact testers
- Microelectrodes
- Servopneumatic axial test instruments
- Bio-signal simulators
- Pressure sensors
- Fluorescence microscopes
- Biomimetic robots
- Patient monitoring testing devices
- Pulsating bubble surfactometers PBS
- Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
- Radio frequency amplifiers
- Material tension/compression testing devices
- Optical tomographic imaging scanners
- Microplate readers
- Strain gauges
- Accelerometers
- Piezoelectric ceramic transducers
- High-speed digital cameras
- Acoustic measurement systems
- Multi-axis kinematic knee simulators
- Circuit analyzers
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
- Glass micromolds
- Isolators
- Bioreactors
- Gas flow control systems
- Grass stimulators
- Cardiovascular prosthetic device testers
- Flow control devices
- Physical conditioning treadmill exercisers
- Microsoft Excel
- Motion analysis software
- Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
- C++
- Calculating optimum maintenance parameters COMPARE
- Microsoft Word
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
- Equipment compliance testing software
- Image analysis software
- Defect tracking software
- Failure rate database software
- Virtual instrument software
- Electromechanical testing analysis software
- Three-dimensional motion capture software
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- Electromyograph analysis software
- Hierarchical simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis HSPICE
- Mean time between failures MBTF software
- Calibration software
- Simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis SPICE
- Materials testing software
- Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software
- Embedded systems testing software
- Failure rate data in perspective FARADIP software
- Stochastic modeling software
- Microsoft Project
- Force sensitive applications FSA software
- Verilog
- Cadence Allegro Design Entry Capture and Capture CIS
- IBM Rational RequisitePro
- Charting software
- Reliability centered maintenance RCM software
- Molecular simulation software
- Medical imaging software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Cadence Encounter Test
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Numerical analysis software
- Force platform software
- Mentor Graphics
- Biomechanical modeling software
- Diagramming software
- SNOINO Ttree
- Computational modeling software
- ANSYS
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- Fault tree analysis FTA software
- Circuit simulation software
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Neural network modeling software
- Common cause failure assessment software
- R
- SNOINO RCM Pro
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Instrument validation software
- Rapid application development RAD software
- Minitab
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- Root cause analysis software
- Gait analysis software
- System testing software
- OrCAD Capture
- Dyadem FMEA Pro-6
- Rapid prototyping software
- Zuken
- Systems analysis programs for hands on integrated reliability evaluation software SAPHIRE
- Stratasys FDM MedModeler
- JavaScript
- C
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Project estimation software
- Hardware description language HDL
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Test automation software
- Finite element method FEM software
- Medical information software
- Electronic design automation EDA software
- Unified modeling language UML
- ERP software
- Instrument control software
- Human modeling software
- PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire
- Extensible markup language XML
- Microsoft Office
- Functional modeling software
- Preventive maintenance software
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Criticality analysis software
- Schematic design entry software
- Requirements management software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Advanced computer simulation language ACSL
- IBM Rational ClearQuest
- Fault modeling software
- IBM Rational ClearCase
- Technis BETAPLUS